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Even in a 9.0 earthquake, these people were able to hold the camera still, and NOT in portrait. Not like some of the idiots we see filming something as mundane as a street fight who seem to be jumping from tree branch to tree branch as they yell "World star hip hop!"

Posted Feb-3-2013 By

Forkhandles

@DarthVantos The problem with earthquakes is that they happen in frequently. The engineers try out things but until a structure is tested by a earthquake there are no guarantees. But with every earthquake and failure improvements will be made.

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Posted Feb-3-2013 By

vly

My mother was supposed to be in Sendai on the day of the quake, but she canceled last minute because she had a bad feeling (stayed in Tokyo). We lost several family friends and many others that lost their homes and businesses. Japan is and will always be in my heart. <3

Posted Feb-4-2013 By

Muhammad_Blowjob

Posted Feb-3-2013 By

Metocco

@Metocco
In Valdivia Chile in 1960 was the biggest earthquake ever, 9.6 Richter and XI mercalli.
My father lived there in that time, he told me that the earth lifted up him three metres! (sorry for my english) i´m from valdivia, chile. Google it!

Posted Feb-3-2013 By

Wozacosta

The world could learn a lesson from japan. People are mostly calm considering the earth is bucking them right off their feet during a major quake and secondly, almost anywhere else in the world, buildings would fall straight to the ground in a 9.0 quake. We had a 7.0 quake here in Aptos, Ca in 1989 and that was angry planet lite compared to what happens in Japan of a regular basis.

Posted Feb-4-2013 By

BANAADIRBOY

That was the scariest day of my life. Our office on the 13th floor was rocking like f*ck. My computer monitors swooshed across my desk -- I clung for dear life to the holes in the desk that act as wire conduits. The shaking continued for what seemed like an eternity -- at least 4 minutes. Some colleagues let out the odd yelp, but most of us just prayed.

If there is an irony, it's that only a dozen or so people died in that 9.0 quake. It was the tsunami that wiped us out, literally.

Posted Feb-3-2013 By

Vulturedoors

Posted Feb-3-2013 By

mutterfudder

@mutterfudder definitely scary! was on kuaui for when it got hit every single building on that island was damaged,Can't remember that cat. of that one but if was less than a 5 5's must be insane, it's just that weather gives you a little warning. At least we haven't had a meteor lately : )

Posted Feb-3-2013 By

roy batty

Posted Feb-3-2013 By

mutterfudder

@roy There's nothing that scares me more than earthquake. Greece does have earthquakes. Not like Japan, but we're over an active fault. We get a ~4-5 richters on average, once a year or so, but still... The day that happens, I want to sleep out in the countryside :P No matter that the building meets the criteria/specifications ( Southern Europe's standards ).

A few months ago happened ( 4.4R ), and I was the only one that was wandering in the neighborhood 3am like a bum. After half an hour oMore..f walking, I was lying on a bench with clear skies above :P

It's the intense feeling of being completely helpless whilst a surreal event is taking place. And... 3AM? You get a bonus! The terrifying earthquake's sound effect! The native, thunderous dolby surround hum...Less..